The Cobb County Animal Control (CACC) Shelter kicks off their race to win the ASPCA $100k Challenge by presenting a Adopt-a-Thon on Saturday, August 6, and you can help. 

What's better than kids, dogs, and summer family fun? The festivities include vendors, food, music, animal rescue groups, police K-9 demonstrations, raffles, special adoption rates, and more.

You'll also get a chance to meet the county’s first full-time, on-staff veterinarian, Dr. Amy Belew. Belew, 38, whose roots are in Cobb, comes to the shelter from Holcomb Bridge Animal Hospital in Roswell where she practiced for more than two years. 

You will not want to miss the festivities Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1060 Al Bishop Drive, Marietta.

If you cannot attend the event, you will want to purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win great prizes and help the animals.

Here is a list of available raffle prizes:

• Gift Basket donated by Hot Dogs & Cool Cats Pet Boutique & Grooming Spa
• Haircut & blow dry donated by Kendrick & Company 4719 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068, 770-565-0859
• Handcrafted Big Chicken Birdhouse donated by Linda S. Karlo
• $50 Training certificate donated by MerryMac Dog Training & Nutrition Center 
• A medical laser therapy package for arthritic cats donated by the Cat Clinic of Cobb 
• $50 Gift Basket donated by Top Dogs Pet Boutique
• LED spotlight donated by The Home Depot 2350 Dallas Hwy Marietta, GA 30064
• Pair of Tickets to the GWTW Museum
• Framed sports poster donated by BP Sports
• Sterling silver charm donated by a Dedicated Animal Lover
• Organic Dog Biscuit Cookbook Kit donated by Carolee Berasi

For more information visit the CACC Adopt-A-Thon Facebook Page.

For an updated list of raffle items, visit the CACC Facebook Raffle Page.

Thanks to residents' online votes, CACC is one of fifty shelters in the nation to compete in the final phase of the ASPCA $100K Challenge. The focus of this final phase is increasing adoptions at the shelter. Community involvement is an integral component of this competition, so residents are encouraged to tell friends near and far who may want to adopt shelter animals.